Abstract

An emerging theme in systems neurobiology is that even simple forms of memory depend
on activity in a broad network of cortical and subcortical brain regions. One key
challenge is to understand how different components of these complex networks contribute
to memory. In a new study in Molecular Pain, Tang and colleagues use a novel set of approaches to characterize the role of the
anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) in the formation of Pavlovian fear memories.